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Fall in love with the midnight sun. We invite you to Kiilopää, Finnish Lapland, to experience wonderful geocaching, awesome wilderness and diverse nature. This Mega-event will take place on June 14-16th, 2019, next to Urho Kekkonen National Park. Only highlights of the event are listed in this cache description. Later you will find more detailed information on the official event web page at http://www.suomenlatu.fi/msg19

Kiilopää Fell Centre is an ideal place to get in touch with the arctic fell country. Here, you can conquer a fell and dip into the refreshing fell brook. Numerous trails, for a hike or for a mountain bike ride, take you to beautiful open landscapes. In the evenings, you can relax in a smoke sauna or just sit back and enjoy the surrounding nature and serenity. Daylight continues 24 hours a day!

There is plenty of geocaching available at Kiilopää. "Kiilopään Keino", a 67-cache trail, runs in the vicinity. There are geocaches suitable for both day trips and backpackers in the national park. A bus will be available to take you to other nearby caches during the event. The popular cruise to Lake Inari, to one of the sacred places for the Sami people, will be arranged.

Accommodation is available at Kiilopää and nearby, and you can also stay in the greater Saariselkä area for more options (15 km from Kiilopää). A free shuttle bus will run between Saariselkä and Kiilopää during the event. At Kiilopää you can also put up your own tent.

It is easiest to reach Kiilopää by catching an aeroplane to Ivalo and then the airport bus to Kiilopää. It is also possible to travel by train to Rovaniemi, from where Kiilopää is a 3-hour trip by bus. We are also looking into the possibilities of arranging a group transport from Helsinki by train and bus. We hope that as many people as possible will come by public transportation.

We warmly welcome you to come experience the arctic wilderness and the midnight sun!

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